Bihar Board Class 12 History Question Paper 2023 PDF

## Bihar Board Class 12 History Question Paper 2023 ### Bihar Board Question Paper ### Intermediate Examination - 2023 (Annual / वार्षिक) ### HISTORY **Time : 3 Hours 15 Minutes] [Full Marks : 100** **Instructions for the Candidate...

## Bihar Board Class 12 History Question Paper 2023 ### Bihar Board Question Paper ### Intermediate Examination - 2023 (Annual / वार्षिक) ### HISTORY **Time : 3 Hours 15 Minutes] [Full Marks : 100** **Instructions for the Candidates :** 1. Candidates must write their Question Booklet Serial No. (10 digits) on OMR Answer Sheet. 2. Candidates should answer all the questions in their own words as far as practicable. 3. The figures in the right-hand margin indicate full marks. 4. 15 minutes of extra time has been allotted to the candidates for reading the question paper. 5. This question booklet is in two sections - Section 'A' and Section 'B'. 6. Section 'A' contains 100 objective type questions, out of which only 50 questions are to be answered. Answering more than 50 questions will result in the evaluation of only the first 50. Each question carries 1 mark. For each question, choose the correct option from the four given options and mark the same on the OMR Answer sheet by using Blue/Black Ball Pen. Do not use whitener / liquid / blade / nail etc. on OMR Answer sheet. If you do so, your result will be cancelled. 7. Section 'B' contains 30 short answer type questions. Each question carries 2 marks. Out of which only 15 questions are to be answered. In addition to this, there are 8 long answer type questions, each carrying 5 marks. Out of which only 4 questions are to be answered. 8. Use of any electronic device is strictly prohibited ### SECTION - A **Instructions :** From question number 1 to 100, each question is followed by four alternative answers, out of which only one is correct. You have to attempt only 50 questions out of 100. Mark the correct option on the OMR Answer sheet by using Blue/Black Ball Pen. 1. Who called the 1857 revolt a 'national uprising'? - (a) Karl Marx - (b) Lawrence - (c) Savarkar - (d) None of these 2. Where did the Battle of Bees-Bees take place? - (a) Jhansi - (b) Kanpur - (c) Sagar - (d) Lucknow 3. When was the Suez Canal opened for trade? - (a) 1870 AD - (b) 1869 AD - (c) 1878 AD - (d) 1860 AD 4. Which city is known as the city of seven islands? - (a) Bombay - (b) Calcutta - (c) Shimla - (d) Bangalore 5. When was the first census conducted at the all India level? - (a) 1871 - (b) 1872 - (c) 1891 - (d) 1894 6. Who gave the slogan "Do or Die"? - (a) Gandhi - (b) Tilak - (c) Gokhale - (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 7. Who led the Dandi March? - (a) Gandhi - (b) Nehru - (c) Patel - (d) None of these 8. In which year did the Champaran movement begin? - (a) 1920 AD - (b) 1930 AD - (c) 1925 AD - (d) 1917 AD 9. What was the childhood name of Mahatma Gandhi? - (a) Tanu - (b) Moniya - (c) Kesar - (d) Govind 10. In which year did Gandhiji launch the Non-Cooperation Movement? - (a) 1920 - (b) 1922 - (c) 1930 - (d) 1942 11. From whom was the "Jizya" tax collected? - (a) Traders - (b) Intellectuals - (c) Soldiers - (d) Zimmis 12. On the banks of which river is Delhi situated? - (a) Son - (b) Yamuna - (c) Gomti - (d) Ganga 13. Kabir was a disciple of - (a) Ramanuja - (b) Nanak - (c) Ramananda - (d) Srirangam 14. When did the railway system begin in India? - (a) 1753 AD - (b) 1973 AD - (c) 1853 AD - (d) None of the above 15. In which language was Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography written? - (a) English - (b) Gujarati - (c) Hindi - (d) Bengali 16. In which year was the partition of Bengal announced? - (a) 1905 - (b) 1906 - (c) 1911 - (d) 1914 17. Who founded the Indian National Congress? - (a) A.O. Hume - (b) Rani Lakshmibai - (c) Gandhiji - (d) Nehru 18. In which year did India become a republic? - (a) 1947 - (b) 1950 - (c) 1952 - (d) 1957 19. Where have horse bones been found? - (a) Lothal - (b) Kalibangan - (c) Surkotada - (d) None of these 20. Which is the oldest Smriti text? - (a) Narada Smriti - (b) Yagnavalkya - (c) Manusmriti - (d) Gautama Smriti 21. Where was Al-Biruni born? - (a) Khwarazm - (b) Tangier - (c) Ghazni - (d) Lahore 22. Where was the Ryotwari system implemented? - (a) Uttar Pradesh - (b) Bengal - (c) Bihar - (d) Bombay and Madras 23. Where was the Mahalwari system implemented? - (a) Bengal - (b) Uttar Pradesh, Central Provinces - (c) Bombay - (d) Madras 24. Who was the leader of the Munda Rebellion? - (a) Birsa Munda - (b) Kanhu Munda - (c) Sidhu - (d) Gomdhar 25. Where was Fort William established? - (a) Bombay - (b) Calcutta - (c) Madras - (d) Delhi 26. When was the "Survey of India" formed? - (a) 1767 AD - (b) 1878 AD - (c) 1888 AD - (d) 1898 AD 27. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly? - (a) 150 - (b) 200 - (c) 250 - (d) 398 28. What is the birth place of Nanak? - (a) Kabir - (b) Nanak - (c) Raidas - (d) Mira 29. Who was the last Mughal ruler of India? - (a) Shah Jahan - (b) Muhammad Shah - (c) Aurangzeb - (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar 30. When was Mahatma Gandhi born? - (a) 1862 AD - (b) 1863 AD - (c) 1869 AD - (d) 1870 AD 31. Which movement took place in 1942? - (a) Khilafat Movement - (b) Non-Cooperation Movement - (c) Civil Disobedience Movement - (d) Quit India Movement 32. When was Subhash Chandra Bose elected as the president of the Indian National Congress? - (a) 1938 AD - (b) 1939 AD - (c) 1938 and 1939 AD - (d) Never 33. What was the "Black Act"? - (a) Rowlatt Act - (b) Hunter Report - (c) Woods Dispatch - (d) 1919 Act 34. Who founded the Forward Bloc in 1939? - (a) Jinnah - (b) M.N. Roy - (c) Rajagopalachari - (d) Subhas Chandra Bose 35. In which year did the Cabinet Mission arrive in India? - (a) 1944 AD - (b) 1945 AD - (c) 1946 AD - (d) 1947 AD 36. When did the Muslim League celebrate its "Direct Action Day"? - (a) December 22, 1935 - (b) December 22, 1936 - (c) December 22, 1938 - (d) December 22, 1939 37. Which plan is considered to be responsible for the partition of India? - (a) Mountbatten Plan - (b) Cripps Plan - (c) Cabinet Mission Plan - (d) None of these 38. Who threatened "Direct Action"? - (a) Hindu Mahasabha - (b) Muslim League - (c) Swaraj Party - (d) Congress 39. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India? - (a) Lord Mountbatten - (b) C. Rajagopalachari - (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad - (d) Cripps 40. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India? - (a) Jawaharlal Nehru - (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad - (c) Sardar Patel - (d) B.R. Ambedkar 41. On the banks of which river is Mohenjo-daro located? - (a) Ravi - (b) Indus - (c) Beas - (d) Sutlej 42. Who discovered Mohenjo-daro in 1922? - (a) Dayaram Sahni - (b) Rakhaldas Banerjee - (c) Madhoswarup Vats - (d) Ranganath Rao 43. Where is Kalibangan located? - (a) Sindh - (b) Bengal - (c) Punjab - (d) Rajasthan 44. From where was the dock found in the Indus Valley Civilization? - (a) Kalibangan - (b) Rupnagar - (c) Banawali - (d) Lothal 45. Which god was the main deity of the Indus Valley Civilization? - (a) Ganesha - (b) Shiva - (c) Vishnu - (d) Varuna 46. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong? - (a) Shunga - (b) Nanda - (c) Gupta - (d) Maurya 47. In whose court did Megasthenes visit India? - (a) Chandragupta Maurya - (b) Bindusara - (c) Ashoka - (d) Kanishka 48. Who is the author of the "Mahabhashya"? - (a) Kautilya - (b) Kalidasa - (c) Harishena - (d) Patanjali 49. Which Gupta ruler is associated with the Prayag Prasasti? - (a) Chandragupta I - (b) Samudragupta - (c) Skandagupta - (d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya 50. Who is known as "Priyadarshi"? - (a) Ashoka - (b) Samudragupta - (c) Chandragupta - (d) Bindusara 51. When was Gautam Buddha born? - (a) 463 BC - (b) 468 BC - (c) 563 BC - (d) 540 BC 52. What was the name of Mahavira's mother? - (a) Trishala - (b) Mahamaya - (c) Yashodhara - (d) Anujjhaya 53. When was the Mughal Empire established in India? - (a) 1206 AD - (b) 1336 AD - (c) 1526 AD - (d) 1556 AD 54. When was the second battle of Panipat fought? - (a) 1526 AD - (b) 1556 AD - (c) 1665 AD - (d) 1761 AD 55. What were the means of irrigation during the Mughal rule? - (a) Wells - (b) Tanks - (c) Canals - (d) All of these 56. Which book was written by Babur? - (a) Akbarnama - (b) Babarnama - (c) Humayunnama - (d) Jahangirnama 57. Which dynasty is associated with the Vijayanagara Empire? - (a) Sangama Dynasty - (b) Saluva Dynasty - (c) Tuluva Dynasty - (d) All of these 58. Who was the local tutelary deity of Vijayanagara? - (a) Lakshmi - (b) Pampadai - (c) Shubhadargi - (d) Mahanavami 59. Who built the Krishnaswamy temple? - (a) Krishnadevaraya - (b) Devaraya I - (c) Devaraya II - (d) Harihara 60. What are the paths to salvation in Hinduism? - (a) Path of Knowledge - (b) Path of Action - (c) Path of Devotion - (d) All of these 61. Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatras? - (a) Chandragupta Maurya - (b) Ashoka - (c) Kanishka - (d) Bindusara 62. In which language was the Mahabharata composed? - (a) Sanskrit - (b) Pali - (c) Prakrit - (d) Hindi 63. How many types of marriage are mentioned in Manu Smriti? - (a) Four - (b) Six - (c) Eight - (d) Ten 64. Where did Gautam Buddha attain enlightenment? - (a) Lumbini - (b) Sarnath - (c) Bodh Gaya - (d) Kushinagar 65. What was Gautam Buddha's childhood name? - (a) Vardhamana - (b) Siddhartha - (c) Devadatta - (d) Rahula 66. How many Vedas are there? - (a) Three - (b) Four - (c) Five - (d) Six 67. Which ruler introduced "Dhamma"? - (a) Chandragupta Maurya - (b) Ashoka - (c) Kanishka - (d) Samudragupta 68. Which book contains the history from Adam to Akbar's rule? - (a) Babarnama - (b) Akbarnama - (c) Jahangirnama - (d) All of these 69. How many types of land were there according to "Ain-i-Akbari"? - (a) Two - (b) Four - (c) Five - (d) Six 70. Which was the form of greeting in the Mughal court? - (a) Cornish - (b) Sajda - (c) Paybos - (d) All of these 71. Where was Vallabhacharya born? - (a) Agra - (b) Bangalore - (c) Varanasi - (d) Srirangapatna 72. Where is the tomb of Nizamuddin Auliya located? - (a) Delhi - (b) Agra - (c) Ajmer - (d) Fatehpur Sikri 73. Whose travelogue is described in the "Kitab-ul-Rehla"? - (a) Al-Biruni - (b) Abdur Razzaq - (c) Ibn Battuta - (d) Bernier 74. Which traveler is known as the "Prince of Travelers"? - (a) Al-Biruni - (b) Marco Polo - (c) Bernier - (d) Ibn Battuta 75. During the reign of which ruler did Ibn Battuta visit India? - (a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq - (b) Balban - (c) Razia Sultan - (d) Sikandar Lodi 76. Who was Francis Buchanan? - (a) Soldier - (b) Singer - (c) Engineer - (d) Surveyor 77. Who was the owner of land under the Ryotwari System? - (a) Zamindar - (b) British Government - (c) Peasant - (d) None of these 78. Whom did Sidhu-Kanhu lead? - (a) Santhals - (b) Mundas - (c) Punjabis - (d) None of these 79. By which other name was Rani Lakshmibai known? - (a) Chhabili - (b) Manu - (c) Manikarnika - (d) All of these 80. Lapse of the Doctrine is associated with whom? - (a) Curzon - (b) Dalhousie - (c) Lytton - (d) Ripon 81. Who gave the slogan "Jai Hind"? - (a) Bhagat Singh - (b) Azad - (c) Nehru - (d) Subhash Bose 82. In Akbar's reign, who was responsible for the Revenue system? - (a) Birbal - (b) Bairam Khan - (c) Man Singh - (d) Todarmal 83. On the banks of which river is Tajmahal located? - (a) Son - (b) Yamuna - (c) Gomti - (d) Ganga 84. Who was the first ruler of the Maurya Empire? - (a) Bindusara - (b) Chandragupta Maurya - (c) Ashoka - (d) Mahendra 85. Who is known as the "Father of Indian Archaeology"? - (a) Lord Curzon - (b) Alexander Cunningham - (c) Dayaram Sahni - (d) Lord Dalhousie 86. Who granted the "Diwani" of Bengal to the East India Company? - (a) Sirajuddaula - (b) Shuja-ud-Daula - (c) Shah Alam II - (d) Mir Qasim 87. Who wrote the "Majma-ul-Bahrain"? - (a) Gulbadan Begum - (b) Aurangzeb - (c) Dara Shikoh - (d) Zebunnisa 88. Where did the Lingayat movement originate? - (a) Tamil Nadu - (b) Karnataka - (c) Odisha - (d) Kashmir 89. How many years did Ibn Battuta stay in India? - (a) 8 years - (b) 10 years - (c) 14 years - (d) 16 years 90. When was the "Lottery Committee" formed? - (a) 1810 AD - (b) 1817 AD - (c) 1825 AD - (d) 1828 AD 91. Who was the first Mughal emperor of India? - (a) Babur - (b) Aurangzeb - (c) Muhammad Shah - (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar 92. Over which kingdom could Akbar not gain control? - (a) Marwar - (b) Mewar - (c) Jodhpur - (d) Chittorgarh 93. To what is "Din-i-Ilahi" related? - (a) Babur - (b) Akbar - (c) Humayun - (d) Shah Jahan 94. Who is the author of "Tuzuk-e-Babari"? - (a) Babur - (b) Akbar - (c) Humayun - (d) Hazi 95. Which Mughal emperor was known as "Alamgir"? - (a) Jahangir - (b) Shah Jahan - (c) Aurangzeb - (d) Bahadur Shah 96. What was the district called under the Mughal administration? - (a) Ahar - (b) Soba - (c) Sarkar - (d) Dastur 97. When was Hampi declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site? - (a) 1856 AD - (b) 1876 - (c) 1902 - (d) 1986 98. To which empire is Tenali Rama associated? - (a) Vijayanagara - (b) Bijapur - (c) Mughal - (d) Bahmani 99. When did Harihara and Bukka found the Vijayanagara Empire? - (a) 1326 AD - (b) 1336 AD - (c) 1939 AD - (d) 1356 AD 100. Where was Nanak born? - (a) Kashi - (b) Amritsar - (c) Patna - (d) Talwandi ### SECTION - B **Instruction :** Answer any 15 questions from the question numbers 1 to 30. Each question carries 2 marks. Answer each question within 50 words. 1. Why was the Quit India movement observed by the Muslim League? 2. Explain two reasons for the partition of India. 3. Explain two main features of the Indian Constitution. 4. Explain the concept of "Chawl" buildings. 5. Mention two reasons why the Lahore session of Congress in 1929 was significant. 6. Explain two reasons for the Quit India Movement. 7. Mention the names of any two Smriti texts. 8. Explain two important reasons for the rise of the Magadha Empire. 9. Mention the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment and the place where he attained Nirvana. 10. What is Carbon-14 Dating? 11. Mention the names of any four wonders of the world. 12. Mention the names of two famous temples of the Gupta period. 13. Mention two features of the "Kitab-ul-Hind." 14. What do you understand by "Subsidiary Alliance"? 15. When and between whom was the Battle of Plassey fought? 16. According to the "Ain-i-Akbari", how many types of land were there? 17. When and where was Akbar born? 18. Mention two forms of greeting practiced in the Mughal court. 19. What is the meaning of "Gopuram"? 20. Mention the names of two dynasties that ruled the Vijayanagara Empire. 21. Mention two features of the Lingayat community. 22. Mention two features of the Indus Valley Civilization. 23. Mention the names of four major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. 24. Who and when founded Pataliputra? 25. Mention the names of two women who played a key role in the 1857 rebellion. 26. Mention two names of those who took part in the 1857 rebellion in Bihar. 27. What was the immediate cause of the 1857 rebellion? 28. What are the five vows in Jainism? 29. Mention two countries, excluding India, where Buddhism spread. 30. Mention four similarities between Jainism and Buddhism. ### SECTION - C **Instructions :** Answer any four questions from question numbers 31 to 38. Each question carries 5 marks. Answer each question within 100 - 120 words. 31. Discuss the religious and social conditions of the Indus Valley Civilization. 32. Explain the reasons for the rise of the Magadha Empire. 33. Mention the reasons for the decline of Buddhism. 34. Highlight the land revenue system of the Mughal period. 35. Discuss the achievements of Akbar. 36. Write a short essay on the Permanent Settlement. 37. Explain the reasons for the failure of the Cripps Mission 38. Describe the causes of the partition of India.